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◄--November |
~DECEMBER 2008~ |
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Cpl. Liam Elms | 26 | Company Z, 45 Commando, Royal Marines | Wigan, England | Killed by an explosion during a patrol alongside Afghan National Army soldiers in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 31, 2008 |
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Sergeant Gregory John Kruse | 40 | 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group | Campbelltown, New Brunswick | One of two soldiers killed when a homemade bomb exploded while conducting security operations in the vicinity of the Panjawyi District, Afghanistan, on December 27, 2008 |
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Warrant Officer Gaétan Roberge | 45 | 2nd Battalion, The Irish Regiment of Canada | Hanmer, Ontario | One of two soldiers killed when a homemade bomb exploded while conducting security operations in the vicinity of the Panjawyi District, Afghanistan, on December 27, 2008 |
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Private Michael Freeman | 28 | 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment | Peterborough, Ontario | Killed when the vehicle he was in was struck by a roadside bomb in Zharey District, Afghanistan, on December 26, 2008 |
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Cpl. Charles P. Gaffney Jr. | 42 | 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division | Phoenix, Arizona | Killed when his combat outpost received enemy rocket fire in Paktika, Afghanistan, on December 24, 2008 |
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Lance Cpl. Benjamin Whatley | 20 | Company L, 42 Commando, Royal Marines | King's Lynn, England | Killed by enemy fire during an operation to clear enemy forces from the north of Nad-E-Ali district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 24, 2008 |
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Cpl. Robert C. Deering | 33 | Commando Logistics Regiment, Royal Marines | Solihull, England | Killed when he approached a Viking armored personnel carrier after it was involved in an explosion and a second explosion occurred, killing him instantly, west of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 21, 2008 |
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Sgt. Jacob M. Jensen | Not available | Gardehusarregimentet (Guard Hussar Regiment) | Denmark | One of three Danish soldiers killed when their armored personnel car struck a roadside bomb north of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 19, 2008 |
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Pvt. Sebastian La Cour Holm | Not available | Gardehusarregimentet (Guard Hussar Regiment) | Denmark | One of three Danish soldiers killed when their armored personnel car struck a roadside bomb north of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 19, 2008 |
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Pvt. Benjamin D.S. Rasmussen | Not available | Gardehusarregimentet (Guard Hussar Regiment) | Denmark | One of three Danish soldiers killed when their armored personnel car struck a roadside bomb north of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 19, 2008 |
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Sgt. Mark Weijdt | 24 | 12e Infanterie Bataljon Luchtmobiel (12th Air Mobile Infantry Battalion) | The Netherlands | Killed when he stepped on a roadside bomb during a firegight with Taliban fighters in Baluchi Valley in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on December 19, 2008 |
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Rifleman Stuart Nash | 21 | 1st Battalion, The Rifles | Sydney, Australia | Killed in action during a firefight with Taliban forces in Zarghun Kalay, Nad e Ali District in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 17, 2008 |
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Pvt. Colman J. Meadows III | 19 | 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division | Senoia, Georgia | Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident at Forward Operating Base Ramrod, Afghanistan, on December 16, 2008 |
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Lt. Aaron Lewis | 26 | 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery | Essex, England | Killed while commanding a gun position during an attack on a British forward operating base near Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 15, 2008 |
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Pvt. John Michael Roy Curwin | Not available | 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment | Mount Uniacke, Nova Scotia, Canada | One of three Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored vehicle during a patrol roughly 8.5 miles (14 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, December 13, 2008 |
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Cpl. Thomas James Hamilton | 26 | 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment | Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, Canada | One of three Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored vehicle during a patrol roughly 8.5 miles (14 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, December 13, 2008 |
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Pvt. Justin Peter Jones | 21 | 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment | Baie Verte, Newfoundland, Canada | One of three Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored vehicle during a patrol roughly 8.5 miles (14 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, December 13, 2008 |
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Cpl. Marc Birch | 26 | X-Ray Company, 45 Commando Group, Royal Marines | Northampton, England | One of three Royal Marines killed as a result of a suspected suicide bomb attack south of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2008 |
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Marine Damian J. Davies | 27 | Landing Force Support Party, Commando Logistic Regiment, Royal Marines | England | One of three Royal Marines killed as a result of a suspected suicide bomb attack south of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2008 |
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Lance Cpl. Steven 'Jamie' Fellows | 26 | Whiskey Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines | Sheffield, England | Killed when his Jackal patrol vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2008 |
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Sergeant John H. Manuel | 38 | Headquarters, X-Ray Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines | North East, England | One of three Royal Marines killed as a result of a suspected suicide bomb attack south of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2008 |
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Pvt. Demetrios Diplaros | 24 | 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment | Toronto, Canada | One of three Canadian soldiers killed when their armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a joint patrol with Afghan soldiers 9 miles (15 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2008 |
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Cpl. Mark Robert McLaren | 23 | 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment | Peterborough, Ontario, Canada | One of three Canadian soldiers killed when their armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a joint patrol with Afghan soldiers 9 miles (15 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2008 |
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Warrant Officer Robert John Wilson | 38 | 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment | Keswick, Ontario, Canada | One of three Canadian soldiers killed when their armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a joint patrol with Afghan soldiers 9 miles (15 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2008 |
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Pvt. Jacob G. Gade | 22 | Staff & Logistics Company, Jydske Dragonregiment (Jutland Dragoon Regiment) | Glamsbjerg, Denmark | One of two Danish soldiers killed by separate roadside bombs during combat with Taliban fighters 5 miles (8 km) south of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 4, 2008 |
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Pfc. Dan Gyde | 29 | Staff & Logistics Company, Jydske Dragonregiment (Jutland Dragoon Regiment) | Randers, Denmark | One of two Danish soldiers killed by separate roadside bombs during combat with Taliban fighters 5 miles (8 km) south of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 4, 2008 |
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Capt. Robert J. Yllescas | 31 | 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Lincoln, Nebraska | Died at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, on December 1, 2008, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his unit at Combat Outpost Keating, Afghanistan, on October 28. |
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